Volume 1 Chapter 039 Scolding
Fang Ligong is of course the most suitable candidate.
But he still needed him to manage the staff department and help him with advice.
He is absolutely indispensable.
Chu Yunfei pondered for a moment and said, "How about Major Lin Zhiqiang from the General Staff?"
Fang Ligong agreed. "I think it's okay! He is steady and he is from Baoding!"
Chu Yunfei understood what the other party meant.
Shang Zhen was originally a general under Yan Xishan.
Later he defected to Chiang Kai-shek and first served as commander of the 32nd Army.
In June 1940, Shang Zhen was transferred to the position of Director of the General Office of the Chongqing Committee and Director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, where he mainly engaged in diplomatic activities.
If we want to contact the Soviet Embassy, Shang Zhen will definitely be a great help.
Although Shang Zhen had already left the Jinsui faction, Lin Zhiqiang was from Baoding, the same hometown as Shang Zhen.
In the cause of resisting Japan, I believe Shang Zhen will not refuse to help.
"Without further delay, have Lin Zhiqiang leave for Chongqing immediately. In order to protect his safety, I want Sun Ming to lead a squad to protect his safety."
The road to Chongqing is not safe. Also, we are going to buy weapons, so we need to carry a lot of money.
This is not a small amount of money.
During wartime, people's hearts are unpredictable, Chu Yunfei dare not take risks. It is normal to send someone to be a bodyguard and supervise.
Fang Ligong disagreed with this and said, "Sun Ming is the captain of your guard company. He must protect your safety at all times. Let the deputy captain Huang Ronghua go!"
"Okay! Let's do as you say!" Sending Sun Ming or Huang Ronghua was just a small matter. There was no need for Chu Yunfei to dwell on this matter, so he agreed to Fang Ligong's suggestion.
Lin Zhiqiang is here.
Lin Zhiqiang, 29 years old, graduated from Baoding Military Academy . He has a square face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and looks very energetic.
When Lin Zhiqiang heard that the team leader wanted to see him, he was very excited.
The Sakata Regiment was defeated in one fell swoop, and an entire regiment was annihilated with one regiment.
This is a brilliant achievement that has never been seen before in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army or even in the whole country.
They then set up an ambush and wiped out an entire brigade of puppet troops in one fell swoop.
This series of brilliant achievements made Lin Zhiqiang admire Chu Yunfei very much.
He is simply regarded as his idol.
If there is a word called idol in this era!
Walking into the regiment headquarters, as soon as he saw Chu Yunfei, Lin Zhiqiang immediately saluted and said, "Hello, Commander! Major Lin Zhiqiang, the staff officer, is reporting in. Please give me your instructions!"
Chu Yunfei returned the greeting and said, "Staff Officer Lin! You are aware of the situation of our regiment. Although we have the care of Commander Yan, we are still in great need of weapons and equipment. After careful consideration by the regiment, we have decided to send you to Chongqing to contact the Soviet Embassy and obtain weapons and equipment through them. Can you do it?"
Lin Zhiqiang stood at attention, held his head high and said, "I guarantee that I will complete the task!"
"Okay!" Chu Yunfei shouted, "Captain Huang, come in!"
Huang Ronghua walked in, followed by two guards carrying a small box.
"The box contains funds for purchasing weapons. I'll ask Captain Huang to take a guard squad to escort you to Chongqing!"
Seeing that small box, which was obtained by the whole regiment at the cost of their lives, Lin Zhiqiang felt that he had a great responsibility on his shoulders.
He saluted solemnly and said, "As long as the person is alive, the funding will be there. Even if the person dies, the funding will not be reduced by a penny!"
Chu Yunfei looked at Lin Zhiqiang and said seriously: "The mission must be completed, and the people must come back!"
"Yes! Commander !" Lin Zhiqiang shouted loudly.
Huang Ronghua led a guard squad to escort Lin Zhiqiang to Chongqing.
For safety reasons, they would pass through Yan'an, Xi'an and take a detour to Chongqing.
The day after Lin Zhiqiang left, Shi Song reluctantly handed in his post-war report.
"Overall, the logic is confusing and the words don't express the meaning. What's more strange is that some paragraphs are not incoherent at all, while some paragraphs are filled with a lot of irrelevant... flattering words!"
Chu Yunfei commented mercilessly on the post-war report that Shi Song had just submitted.
"Shi Song, it seems that you have not realized your mistakes at all. I hope you can reflect on yourself during this period of time and temporarily serve as the acting battalion commander. If you fight well next time, I will reinstate you. If you don't fight well, you will run to the logistics department and become the captain of the transport brigade! Do you hear me?"
"What?" Shi Song couldn't believe it when he heard that he was going to be the acting battalion commander. "Commander, even if I didn't have any merits, I still worked hard! I don't accept it!"
"I don't accept it!" Chu Yunfei snorted, "Think about what a bad battle you fought! What was the battle plan formulated by the General Staff? You must retreat before dawn. How did you do it? Now the people in the General Staff think that you don't obey military orders. Not only will they dismiss you, but they will also send you to a military court. I saw that you have been following me all the time, so I gave you another chance!"
The General Staff is not going to dismiss Shi Song from his post, but does Shi Song dare to go to the General Staff to confront them?
Of course, whatever Chu Yunfei says is what it goes.
"I……"
Chu Yunfei glared at Shi Song and shouted, "What do you mean by 'I'? A battalion of 500 people lost half of their troops when they met the Japanese. This is a disgrace to me, Chu Yunfei. If everyone in the 358th Regiment fought like you, how many soldiers would I, Chu Yunfei, have to spare for you?"
If you hadn't been greedy, you would have missed the opportunity by extorting money from the puppet army.
Could the 5th Battalion have suffered such heavy casualties?
That’s more than 200 lives!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Chu Yunfei angrily cursed, "Now people outside are saying that I, Chu Yunfei, am biased! If you weren't my old subordinate, I would really like to shoot you to death. Shi Song, this is so disappointing to me!"
Being scolded by Chu Yunfei, Shi Song, who had originally not taken it seriously, now lowered his head more and more.
"Commander, I...know my mistake!"
Seeing Shi Song give in, Chu Yunfei sighed.
He patted Shisong's shoulder and spoke in a slower tone.
"Shi Song! You are my old subordinate. You must do your best! The big knife team performed well. I decided to put them under the direct command of the regiment headquarters, and they will lead the whole regiment in hand-to-hand combat! As for the 5th Battalion, I will add more people to your battalion. Train them seriously this time, and fight a comeback next time. Do you understand?"
Although nearly half of the 5th Battalion's soldiers were killed or wounded, they had gone through the bloody battle and were already considered battlefield veterans.
The organization is still there. As long as new recruits are added and the old bring up the new, the combat effectiveness will be restored quickly.
Shi Song was filled with resentment, but he couldn't express it at this moment.
He could only stand at attention, salute and say, "Yes, Commander!"
Chu Yunfei had already made up his mind.
If this guy doesn't perform well in the next battle, he will definitely be sent to the rear to feed the horses.
After sending Shi Song away, Chu Yunfei came to the training ground.
The round trip would take at least three months.
But during this period, the weapons had not arrived yet.
But people have to be trained first.
Wang Xikui, Li Baoquan...more than 60 soldiers with accurate marksmanship selected from 5 battalions.
Today, they stood in three rows in front of Chu Yunfei.
Chu Yunfei, wearing a neat military uniform and holding a horsewhip, walked past them one by one.
He shouted, "Do you know why I called you here today?"
Wang Xikui and the others shouted in unison: "I don't know, sir!"
"I need six people, six soldiers with the best marksmanship, the toughest character, and the most hardworking character in the entire regiment. I will focus on training them. They will have the best treatment, the best equipment, and the best food in the entire regiment. They will be the soldiers of our regiment's sniper squad. They will become the sharpest swords piercing the enemy's chest and the most ruthless bullets shooting into the enemy's heart!"
Chu Yunfei walked in front of them, stared at his men, and shouted sternly, "Do you want to be such a warrior?"
